Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-18
LOCAL MISCELLANY.

Manager Mcguire leaves this morning for
Helena.
L. C. Trent, of the Frazer Il Chalmers
Company. is in the city.
Frank Martin and wife. a colored couple,
left for Pocatello last night.
Pat Fleming is on the sick list and is laid
up at the Knights OF Labor Hotel.
Auditor Joseph Sullivan arrived in town
on Saturday, and caves for Helena this
morning.
James Brogan. foreman of the Original,
returned last evening from the Flathead
country where he has been looking after his
intended home there.
Some patriotic young men OF this city are
organizing a camp Of the Sons OF Veterans
here, and have already obtained enough
names to obtain a charter.
The " Risky thief who pilfered from Casey
4 Brophy was fined $40 and costs in the
Police Court on Saturday morning, and
was committed in default.
Died in Butte. May Is, r. j. Carmen,
aged 80 years. Funeral to-day at 2 o'clock
from the undertaking DON OF J. c. Singer.
Friends are invited to attend.
A petition is being circulated in the upper
end Of town, and has been signed by most
OF the OuslHcsS "cu III upper o'ioSo'
asking the reinstatement OF Officer Ham,
mer.
VIM. Ladue had the misfortune to fall
through a manway at the Anaconda a
couple of nights ago. breaking his ankle but
fortunately escaping without other serious
Injury.
Abe Heyman Yesterday received q tele-
gram from Grifiths & Shelley. Riverside.
California, ad rising him Of the shipment OF
a carload of the celebrated oranges OF that
place to him.
At Saturdays session the County Board
made an order that the sum OF 1925 BE-
accepted in full satisfaction Of Judgment
for 81, O25 obtained by it in the case OF
Territory vs.. Burr ct al.
The third annual meeting Of the Grand
Lodge OF Knights of Pythias OF Montana
convenes here on Wednesday next. They
are to have a banquet on Thursday even
ing and a ball on Friday evening at Ken
shaw Hall.
The old Council convenes tonight to
clean up all details and give way to the new
body composed of the hold over members
and the newly elected. The newly elected
municipal officers will also be sworn in and
inducted into Office.
The County Attorney was requested by
the County Commissioners at their session
on Saturday to look up the laws and aecer-
tain the powers Of County Commissioners
in and concerning public roads. This grew
out OF anxiety produced by Judge Gal
braith's recent rulings in the S~mokehouse
cases at Deer Lodge.
A couple of additions were made to the
street cleaning gang at the city Jail in the
shape of a couple of vagrants committed
from the Police Court IN Saturday, one
for IS and costs and the other for $50
and costs. The latter put the court to the
expense of a trial and the experience ne
gained will teach him to quit that kind of
nonsense the next time.
The present police force consists OF
Lou P. Smith, w. F. Jordan, j.. F. Young.
C. Carlton, John Buckley. j. B. O'Farrell
and Harry Nichols. Smith ia at present
acting chief, and his name will be recon-
mended for permanent appointment by the
Marshal. The other officers stand so well
in the opinion Of the community for faith
fitness and efficiency that no one would
wish the new council to make any changes.
The complaint of Mrs. Catherine H.
Nichols against Mrs. Kate Sluter came up
Saturday morning before Justice D~ingevon.
A jury was asked for. Mr.. Carnes, OF
Campbell & Duffy, appeared for the com
planning witness and City Attorney Hamil-
ton for the defense. The evidence showed
not the least ground for the charge and
hat the prosecution was simply malicious.
At least, that is the view the jury took, for
they assessed the costs Of tine case against
Mrs. Nichols who was let in for $3.50.
which she paid at once.
Several cases of measles are reported in
our neighborhood. They are not confined
the Juveniles either. Two of them are
men who failed to undergo that experience
in their youth.